Computational Approaches to Exploring Persian-Accented English

Corey Miller

doi:10.1515/rela-2015-0012

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Corey Miller University of Maryland

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https://doi.org/10.1515/rela-2015-0012

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Abstract

Methods involving phonetic speech recognition are discussed for detecting Persianaccented English. These methods offer promise for both the identification and mitigation of L2 pronunciation errors. Pronunciation errors, both segmental and suprasegmental, particular to Persian speakers of English are discussed.

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